Brentford vs Chelsea Prediction and Analysis: Offense excels, defense undermines.

Latest team news for Brentford vs Chelsea

Brentford will be without Fabio Carvalho for the remainder of the season after he underwent shoulder surgery.

Josh Dasilva and Igor Thiago remain sidelined with knee injuries, while Aaron Hickey and Gustavo Nunes are still not ready to return to the first team, despite having played 45 minutes for Brentford's B team against Fleetwood Town at the end of March.

Coach Frank said Rico Henry is likely to return to the squad after recovering well from his hamstring injury.

Midfielder Mathias Jensen is expected to be on the bench, having recovered from an illness that kept him out of the last two matches.

On Chelsea's side, manager Maresca confirmed that Wesley Fofana and Romeo Lavia have both suffered new muscle injuries.

Lavia is likely to return before Fofana. Meanwhile, Omari Kellyman will be out for the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury. Mykhaylo Mudryk is currently suspended after testing positive for a banned substance in December.

Reece James is likely to start after only coming on late in the match against Tottenham. Additionally, Noni Madueke could also be named in the starting lineup after returning from injury on Thursday.

Latest predicted lineups for Brentford vs Chelsea

Brent Ford:
Flekken; Van den Berg, Collins, Pinnock, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard, Janelt; Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade; Wissa

Chelsea:
Sanchez; James, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Caicedo, Fernandez; Madueke, Palmer, Neto; Jackson

Latest football match prediction: Brentford vs Chelsea

Brentford's run of five consecutive away wins was brought to an end in their match against Newcastle United at St James' Park on Wednesday, as they suffered their first away defeat in the Premier League in 2025.

Bryan Mbeumo equalized with a penalty in the 66th minute after Alexander Isak had opened the scoring in the first half, but Sandro Tonali scored the winning goal less than 10 minutes later, handing Brentford their fourth consecutive defeat at Newcastle.

Although they still have a chance to compete for a European cup spot, Brentford understand that they need to produce an impressive run of results in the final eight rounds if they want to keep their hopes alive, as they are currently ranked 11th and are 3 points behind the top half of the table.

After a lengthy trip to the North East, Thomas Frank's team will return to their home ground, Gtech Community Stadium – where they haven't won any of their last seven Premier League home games since their 4-2 victory over Newcastle in December.

Brentford are also the only team yet to have kept a clean sheet at home in the Premier League this season, with their last clean sheet being a 0-0 draw against Fulham in May 2024.

Brentford will be determined to improve their defensive weaknesses as they aim for their first home win against Chelsea in 87 years.

Chelsea head into Sunday's match in high spirits, having beaten Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in Thursday's London derby at Stamford Bridge.

Enzo Fernandez's first home Premier League goal since December secured the win, while Chelsea's Moises Caicedo and Tottenham's Pape Matar Sarr both had goals disallowed after VAR intervention.

Chelsea finished their fourth consecutive win against Tottenham in fourth place in the midweek table. With a top-five finish potentially securing Champions League qualification, Maresca's side are likely more concerned about their two-point lead over Newcastle (sixth) than their one-point advantage over Manchester City in fifth.

Despite securing their fifth consecutive home win, Chelsea have failed to maintain that form away from home. They have only managed to gain two points in their last seven Premier League away games since their 4-3 victory over Tottenham in December.

In fact, Chelsea have lost their last four consecutive away games in the Premier League. If they continue to lose, they could suffer their first five consecutive away defeats in the league since 2000.

However, despite their poor away form, Chelsea remain confident they can achieve a positive result against Brentford. They have never lost in their last seven visits to Brentford's ground, although the last two ended in draws.

Latest Brentford vs Chelsea score prediction

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Brentford vs Chelseaas follows:

• Sportsmole:Brentford 1-2 Chelsea

• WhoScore:Brentford 2-3 Chelsea
• Our newspaper predicts:Brentford 2-2 Chelsea

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